"Your Majesty has you ever been to the ends of the earth and the capes of the sea? I wonder what it was like there? When a large group of people with glasses returned to their seats from the front of the blackboard, someone immediately began to ask questions, and the first question made Hong Tao smack his teeth.

The end of the earth, the corner of the sea! Being able to ask this question shows that this person still thinks that the earth is a plane, and the Great Song Dynasty is in the middle of this land, whether it is land or sea, there is a margin, and what is the margin? They are also curious, and no one has ever seen them.

"Well, with all due respect, I would like you to make me a promise before I answer it. No matter what answer I come up with, we can't continue to struggle, let alone say that we don't want to conspire with each other. Because this problem is very big, it involves many other problems, and it is impossible to understand it in one day, and there are still many experiments to do. Our topic today is the Great Qin Kingdom, how about saving this question for later? Rest assured, every month in the future, I will continue to discuss with you here, and I will invite more foreign scholars and bring more foreign books for your reference. So don't worry, we can take our time to tell the right from the wrong problem, how about it? ”

Does Hong Tao want to teach the Great Song Dynasty people about heliocentrism? The answer is no.

He was not afraid that he would be burned to death like Copernicus, and he was not afraid that someone would be hostile to him because of this issue, but he was mainly worried that this issue would make the Great Song literati stand against him from the beginning, turning the discussion into a debate meeting, or even a place for quarrels.

These people are basically of the geocentric faction, and it is impossible for them to believe that the earth is a round ball, and that this ball is still rotating on its own all the time, not only by itself, but also by the sun.

It's as ridiculous as when you tell a bunch of scientists that the solar system is a big ball and that the earth is just a small ball trapped in a big ball. After listening to such a ridiculous argument, will this large group of scientists still bother with you? Will I still listen to you continue to talk nonsense? Unless they are all idlers who have nothing to do, who have come to eat and drink.

But this question can't be answered without answering, so Hong Tao compromised, he wanted to publish the correct answer, but he didn't want to dwell too much on this issue. It is the easiest way to let these Great Song literati make a promise to themselves. These people value knowledge, but they value character even more, as long as they promise you, no matter how annoying you are, they will also fulfill this promise.

"Your Majesty, but it doesn't matter, if you don't object, a certain Yue Yue will give Your Majesty a promise." However, Hong Tao's method lacks enforceability, who will answer on behalf of so many people? For a long time, no one was willing to stand up as this target, but in the end, Wen Hao came forward and helped Hong Tao solve a small embarrassment.

"Well, my answer is...... There is no end of the earth, no corner of the sea! Because the ground under our feet is a round ball, there is no such thing as a margin, but the ball is too big for us to feel when we stand on it. ”

"Alright, alright! This matter is over, so let's talk about this place, which is the Great Qin Kingdom as you know. Actually, the name Great Qin State is not accurate, I don't know exactly what country it refers to. According to the conclusions I have come to with these scholars from the countries near the Great Qin State, the Great Qin State that we usually refer to should be the country on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean, that is, in this area. ”

"Originally, there was a very powerful country called Byzantium. It's a pity that it is now in decline, and it has been eaten up by the surrounding countries. It doesn't matter whether the Great Qin State is known as this Byzantine Empire or not, today let's talk about what other countries are around this sea called the Mediterranean, and what their countries are like. After talking about these, we will find that there are many different countries, different ethnic groups, very different cultures, and very different religions in the world that are very different from the Great Song Dynasty, Mongolia, Goryeo, Japan, Champong, and Chenla. If you want to talk about these countries, you must first talk about their religion......"

This time, Hong Tao didn't give the people below a chance to ask questions, after answering the questions of the end of the earth and the corner of the sea, he didn't stop for a second, and directly turned to the topic, and used a very attractive topic to amuse the curiosity of everyone present, and the later time entered the rhythm of Emperor Hong's own vernacular.

With his eloquence, ability to express, content of speech, and degree of comprehension and grasp of people's hearts, I am afraid that within an hour or two, he will be the only voice in the classroom. Because everyone listened to it, it was like in the afterlife, an astronaut who had seen aliens was telling his personal experience. Who will interrupt until he has solved all the doubts?

The first lecture given by Emperor Hong to the literati of the Great Song Dynasty was carried out smoothly in the evening in such an atmosphere. For three hours, he stood alone on the podium, pointing to a map, taking out a few drawings at the same time, or drawing a few simple character sketches on the blackboard using the basis of his drawing of fashion models, so that everyone could understand more concretely and vividly what they were talking about.

There was no exit or argument in the middle of the session, most of the pen, ink and paper on the desk were used, and no matter what they remembered, Hong Tao was very satisfied. His requirements are not high, and half of the people who are willing to listen to him stand in front of him tell a story is a success, and now he has obviously exceeded his task. Hong Tao felt that it was not as difficult to communicate with these Great Song literati as originally imagined, as long as they could find things that everyone cared about and were curious about, they could still listen with a general and objective attitude.

"Your Majesty, why is the earth a sphere? It's ridiculous, shouldn't anyone standing under the ball fall! ”

"Does Your Majesty have Christian doctrines? It's weird! ”

"How could the king not be illiterate? How he graded the recitals! ”

The lecture went well, but after the class, Hong Tao was surrounded by the crowd and did not get out until he walked to the canteen. Most of them were questioning, because what Hong Tao said was too far away from their understanding, some were out of place, they were very eager to know the conclusion, and some rational questions and questions were also drowned in a sound of questioning.

"Ladies and gentlemen! Ladies and gentlemen! The emperor is also meaty, and he will be hungry if he doesn't eat a meal. You see, I've been standing for a long time, and I'm already hungry, so let's eat first. After eating, if everyone feels the need, how about going back and continuing the debate? Hey, yes, people are iron rice and steel, and if you don't eat a meal, you will be hungry and panic. Master Wang, let's eat! Hong Tao didn't want to answer these questions anytime and anywhere, which would not have the purpose of changing their thinking at all, but would easily cause heated debates and cause trouble to the subsequent course arrangement.

At present, the most important thing is to let them listen, as long as they are willing to sit down and listen, and then choose a few issues that they are interested in to discuss, you can achieve the purpose of influencing their preconceived thoughts. As for those troubles and questions, the best way is to allow time to answer. The more they listen, the less such doubts they will have, and then new ones will arise. At that point, they will understand the importance of continuing to listen to themselves, and only they will be able to answer their questions.

"Hey, Wen Hao, come on, come on, sit with your cousin, don't be too distant between brothers because of different political views, work is work, family affection is family affection, you have to distinguish it." The school canteen is very large, and it is full of long tables, Hong Tao found one casually, except for Wen Nan and a few maritime representatives, there are foreign scholars, and the literati of the Great Song Dynasty are extremely unaccustomed to and dare not sit at the same table with him to eat, which is not in line with their concept of etiquette. But half of his desk was empty, and it wasn't very good-looking, so Hong Tao began to take the initiative to pull people, and when he looked at it, his only acquaintance was Wen Hao.

"Your Majesty, I'm afraid this is not appropriate, I still have colleagues......" Wen Hao was really a little embarrassed at this time, he was a high-ranking official of the Great Song Dynasty, and he sat at the same table to eat with foreign emperors, and there was his cousin on the table, and this cousin was a foreign minister, in anyone's eyes, this is a very delicate combination, and it is very easy to cause misunderstanding.

"Hey, this is not in the Great Song Dynasty, the empire does not pay attention to this, and the locals follow the customs. Come on, come on, let your colleagues come too...... Lao Wang! Come and eat together when you're done, and bring your pickles, I like the taste of your pickles. "Wen Hao is afraid to come over, so Hong Tao will have to be invited, but he can't come. Let your boy always trouble me, and I will torture you to death! Not only did he want to get Wen Hao over, but Hong Tao also had to call several masters in the kitchen over to a table for dinner. Aren't you an important minister of the court? I'll let you share a table with the cook, and I'll see if you eat or not!

"......" Wen Hao estimated that there were 10,000 grass and mud horses in his heart, but he still had to sit opposite Hong Tao with a smile on his face.

"Aren't they coming?" Hong Tao still didn't give up, pointing to Xu Yan and the others on the other table.

“…… Uh...... "Even the smart Wen Hao couldn't figure out how to cover for his companions for a while, and his face turned red.

"It's okay, they talk about theirs, let's talk about ours. I have a habit of talking while eating, and you won't object, right? I think it's a good way to make the most of your time. Hong Tao didn't continue to investigate, he couldn't push Wen Hao too hard, making him uncomfortable was the goal, but don't make him anxious.

"No objection, no objection!" Let Hong Tao stir up like this, Wen Hao's brain is also messed up, he doesn't know why this emperor is so enthusiastic about himself, he should hate himself very much, right? The more he thought about it, the more uneasy his heart became, the more his brain was occupied, and then his intelligence began to decline.

(To be continued.) )